Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH2 4AE
How much crime is recorded in CH2 4AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,847 (2024)
CH2 4AEChester
How safe is CH2 4AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH2 4AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH2 4AENational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.